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Nerodia sipedon sipedon
Northern Water Snake, Northern Watersnake
Indiana Dunes National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Nerodia sipedon sipedon (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Subphylum Vertebrata, Order Squamata, Suborder Serpentes, Family Colubridae, Genus Nerodia, Species Nerodia sipedon


Seasonality Tags:
Breeder


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5T5
NatureServe State Rank:		IN: S4
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 3 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Antietam National Battlefield	Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Assateague Island National Seashore	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Bluestone National Scenic River	Booker T. Washington National Monument
Cape Cod National Seashore	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
First State National Historical Park	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park	Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Minute Man National Historical Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	National Capital Parks-East
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Oxon Run National Parkway	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Petersburg National Battlefield	Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve	Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Weir Farm National Historical Park
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	7/6/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 11/3/2025 7:59:51 PM

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